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When Mark Hancock and I decided to launch another conference—and this one in the North Georgia mountains outside of Toccoa—we deliberately chose to keep it small. Intimate. And to offer something the larger conferences often don’t—time to write.

The joy of a small conference—a retreat, really—is that there is more time to spend talking with the agents, editors, and freelance writers who accepted the invitation to serve on faculty. We also decided to keep the faculty small as well. We wanted the feel of a family reunion and I believe we have achieved that.

We’ve already taken a look at our agents and editors, now let’s look at the others who will be there.

First, Bethany Jett. Bethany is the Founder and Co-Owner of Serious Writer, Inc., and Vice President of Platinum Literary Services where she specializes in marketing, nonfiction proposal creation, ghostwriting, and developmental editing. Her love for marketing and social media led to her pursuing her Master of Fine Arts degree in Communication: New Media and Marketing. She also holds a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Behavioral Social Science and Humanities with a Criminal Justice minor.

Moving on from Bethany to Michelle Medlock Adams. Since graduating with a journalism degree from Indiana University, Michelle has written more than 1,000 articles for newspapers, magazines and websites; acted as a stringer for the Associated Press; written for a worldwide ministry; helped pen a New York Times Bestseller; and served as a blogger for Guideposts. Today, she is President of Platinum Literary Services—a premiere full-service literary firm—and she continues working as a TV host for TBN’s “Joy in Our Town” and successfully running her own freelance writing business.

Be sure to stay tuned for more about our upcoming conference. Our next blog will feature information on our schedule, including our critique sessions, headed up by Lindsey Brackett and how to register for them. Again, we are limiting the number of faculty and the number of conferees, so if you are planning to attend, don’t delay. When registration is closed, it’s closed.